What grade level is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children?

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children?

It takes about 7h 5m to read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (388 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 425 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children?

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children appears on reading lists for Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children banned in schools?

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.

What themes does Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children explore?

Central themes in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children include orphanages, graphic novels, supernatural, grandfathers.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Name: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
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Author: Ransom Riggs
ISBN: 9781594749025

by Ransom Riggs · Grades 9–12 · Graphic Novel

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs is on US reading lists at grades 9–12. It appears on 1 list: the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania), across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)

This page shows where Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Reading level at a glance

Grade range: Grades 9–12
Age range: Ages 14–17
Pages: 388
Reading time: about 7h 5m (est.)
First published: 2011
Genre: Graphic Novel
ISBN-13: 9781594749025

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Why it is assigned

This graphic novel title is typically read at grades 9–12. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on orphanages and graphic novels; cited on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania).

Themes

orphanages · graphic novels · supernatural · grandfathers

Where this book is recommended

Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)

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Common questions

What grade level is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children?: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is listed for grades 9–12. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children?: It takes about 7h 5m to read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (388 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 425 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children?: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children appears on reading lists for Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children banned in schools?: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.
What themes does Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children explore?: Central themes in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children include orphanages, graphic novels, supernatural, grandfathers.

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How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades 9–12 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.